Day one is over! Day two is underway!

Day one was great! Many people took advantage of the free day one, and were able to enjoy 360|Flex for a day and see what it's all about.

For those enjoying the full three day experience, its been super!

We started with a killer keynote from Adobe, Tom and i did a little intro and welcome, I spoke too fast, that's what Tom gets for making me talk :)

We had a quick schedule change when Weyert De Boer was unable to make it. Pneumonia is a pretty good excuse. He can make it up to us next time we're out this way! Thankfully Andrew Westberg was able to jump in and do a great session on Flex and encryption.

The crowd here is very enthusiastic to learn about Flex, to better their game, and share their knowledge.

We had an after party last night hosted by Simplified Logic. It was really cool to just chill out and talk to some of the attendees. Our favorite part about these shows is getting to know them. We talked about where they come from, what their countries/industries are doing with Flex and where they see Flex usage going. During these conversations it became fairly clear: we need to expand the Flex universe in Europe. It's growing, but we need to help it hit the same meteoric highs it has in the US.

Day two promises to be equally as great! We're almost halfway through and it looks like each session is getting really good crowds.

If you missed out, you'll have to make sure to find the next US event and attend, or wait, we might be back to Europe ;)

Here are some shots from Sunday's sponsor/speaker dinner at the hotel. This was taken late into the night after much tomfoolery (no pun intended).


It was a very nice dinner, filled with traditional food from Milan.

One of the best aspects of these shows is meeting with those who are active in the Flex Community. It's cool that despite the fact that we're from all corners of the world, we all share a common bond that goes beyond MXML and ActionScript.



We also got the chance to hang out with a few of the attendees that found the loud party going down at the hotel.

If Sunday night was any indication of what's to come, this week is gonna rock. :)

Thanks to Adobe, we've got some free passes for the Flex Developer Certification Exam to give away. Value? $150!!

We'll be raffling off 6 exam discount (The discount is 100%, the exam is FREE!) certificates during our Wednesday keynote (Which by the way, is where we'll be announcing the location of the next 360|Flex). These discounts will enable you to take the certification exam free of charge!

If you clicked the link, you're probably thinking, "Flex 2?? Where's Flex 3?" Having taken the ColdFusion exam, back in the day, I'm guessing the Flex 3 exam is being worked on. You have the option of taking the Flex 2 exam now or waiting for the Flex 3 exam.

Since the raffle will be during our Wednesday keynote, that means it's for registered attendees only. For those of you attending the Free Monday only, sorry!

Not registered? It's not too late! Register now!

Thanks to our sponsors, we're very happy to announce that day one of 360|Flex Europe will be free to all. Yup, you read correctly: Monday, 7 April, of 360Flex will be open to the general public.

If you've already registered, we'll be issuing refunds via your payment method over the next couple of months. We're also adjusting the registration price to €240 (2/3 of the original price). If you attend day one and like what you see, you can register for the remaining two days and keep the learning and Flex 101 momentum going.

Attendees to day one will have full access to the Flex 101 hands on training, the expo area, all of the tracks, every thing. They'll be able to register at the registration desk for days two and three or even online at home.

Attendees who are registered for days two and three will get the Conference USB drive and an opportunity to win some great giveaways.

Not registered yet for the 3 day event? It's not too late! Register now! Those coming just for Monday only need not register, merely show up at the event.

The US has Ryan, Ben, Kevin, Ted, and others. Who's the European team? Easy; Enrique, Andrew, Greg, and team!

Better yet, we'll have the EMEA Platform team at 360|Flex Europe doing a few sessions on all sorts of topics, and even delivering the Monday Keynote talking about all the cool stuff that Adobe has in store for the EMEA market, Flex, AIR, etc. Good stuff!

This is a great opportunity to meet the Platform Evangelism team for your region! The Platform Evangelists are an incredible resource for the community, so meeting the, trading cards, etc will be worth it!

Haven't registered? It's not too late! Register now!

Adobe MAX Europe will be in Milan, later this year (december 1st). 360|Flex Europe will be in Milan in April, just over two weeks away.

Both events are great conferences, and in talking to Ted Patrick, the MAX evangelist, we all agreed; it's great to send a team member to MAX. That's where the entire Adobe Roadmap is laid out and explained. If your company is interested in where Adobe and their products are going, MAX is 100% the conference to attend. Tom and I even attend for that very reason.

Other events, like 360|Flex Europe, FITC Amsterdam, Flash on the Beach, etc are where you want to send your team for concentrated single focus information. At 360|Flex Europe, there's nothing else on the three day agenda but Flex, AIR, and ActionScript. If you're serious about Flex, AIR, and ActionScript and want to come away with untold new knowledge and skills, 360|Flex Europe is the event to attend. Our attendees constantly tell us that our events are the most technically focused, developer oriented events they've attended.

Don't miss out. Register now.

With only 20 days left until the conference, make sure to head over and vote. If you haven't entered, it's not too late to do that either!

The contest runs up until April 7th. We'll announce the winner of each Category during our Wednesday keynote!

Haven't registered for the premiere Flex/AIR conference in Europe? (the world even!) It's not too late! Register now!